touches up
Makes small corrections
Touches up means to make small improvements or corrections to something.
A painter touches up scratches on a car.
A photographer touches up portraits to remove blemishes.
Someone touches up their makeup before an event.
The phrase suggests minor refinements rather than major overhaul: I just need to touch up the paint in the hallway.
- groomsHorse caretakers or fiancés
- proofreadsReviews for errors
- fixRepair or solution
- patchesPieces sewn over holes
- repairsRestorative maintenance work
covers up · refines · embellishes · paint · mends · restores · conceals · airbrushes · edits · polish · detail · enhances · beautifies · dab · styles · smooth · brushes up · redacts
extent of modification
touches upoverhauls
Repairs and improves thoroughly
rebuilds · transforms · guts · revamps · reconstructs
touch, touches, touched, touching, touchable, untouchable, touchy, touchstone, retouch